Recycling Heroes Around the World

RecyclingHero reveals true stories of ordinary people like you who make recycling happen in their communities around the world.If you make a video about a Recycling Hero tweet the link @RecyclingHero and we'll publish it here!

Beach Trash Bird Project from Carl Davis Using recovered ocean plastic to make plastic birds makes the connection between ocean waste and the harm that it does to real birds.

Recycling hero Burt the Binman could win a place on the school curriculum teaching young children the best ways of dealing with rubbish.

Ed Battcock inspires students more than 800 kilometers away to start a recycling fundraiser to help children in developing countries.

Auntie Litter celebrates 25 years of environmental education

Valdosta Georgia: High School students Bobby and Raquel Goddard kicked off a new recycling program.
Their intent is to raise awareness among their peers about the need for recycling their plastic water and Gatorade bottles.

“We bury 1.2 million tons of food waste in landfills every year at a cost of nearly $80 per ton,” he said . “That waste can be used as fertilizer or converted to energy at a much lower price. That’s good for the environment and for taxpayers.” "Food waste and other organic materials account for almost a third of all residential trash, and the city could save about $100 million a year by diverting it from landfills"